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Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions

By : Aaron Guilmette, Yura Lee, Grant Oliasani, Angel Aviles
Book Image

Expert Microsoft Teams Solutions

By: Aaron Guilmette, Yura Lee, Grant Oliasani, Angel Aviles

Overview of this book

Microsoft Teams is an invaluable tool that can integrate various Microsoft products into a single convenient hub. But making the most of it often requires expert help and hours spent on calls and live chats. If you’d rather have all the information you need to make the most of Teams in one place, then this book is for you. Written by two Microsoft technical specialists who have spent years helping clients find the best way to utilize Teams, this book will help you understand Teams as a whole — from architecture and collaboration through to apps and voice. You’ll study the platform from the perspective of the end user as well as the administrator, gaining insights and learning from real-life examples. You’ll tackle adopting, implementing, and administering Teams efficiently, which will help you realize its full potential. From setup and deployment to modernizing your organization’s chat and voice infrastructure, you’ll get plenty of useful and actionable tips as you progress. By the end of your journey through this book, you’ll be able to design and implement the most important and exciting aspects of Microsoft Teams help your organization work more efficiently.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
1
Part 1: Collaboration and Apps
Free Chapter
2
Chapter 1: Taking a Tour of Microsoft Teams
6
Part 2: Meetings
10
Part 3: Bots and Development
14
Part 4: Voice
19
Part 5: Administration

Configuration and recommendations

A successful Teams Rooms deployment requires configuring the room's device (and any peripherals), as well as configuring an associated account in either the on-premises Active Directory or Azure Active Directory environment.

Device preparation

In most cases, a Microsoft Teams Rooms system is a Windows-based PC. The Rooms device vendor may have bundled custom console screens, microphones, speakers, or other peripheral software or devices with the computer unit. You'll need to follow each vendor's specific documentation regarding how any components should be connected or recommendations on how they should be placed in a physical room setting.

However, there are several additional points you must consider when planning a deployment:

  • Naming conventions: Like normal conference rooms and computer devices, a Teams Rooms device requires a unique name. You may want to choose a naming convention that reflects the device's...